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Tag: Socioeconomic Well-Being
How “doing the right thing” helped Mawer engage employees to create lasting social change
Charles Mawer, the founder of Mawer, strived to “do the right thing” for clients, employees,...
Basic Needs, Community Impact, COVID-19, Socioeconomic Well-BeingShell Canada’s 30-year, $100 million commitment to being a good neighbour changes thousands of Canadian lives
A group of Shell Canada smiling with sign, saying, "Change Starts Here". Shell Canada and...
Basic Needs, Community Impact, COVID-19, Socioeconomic Well-BeingCommunity spirit shines in Calgary’s first #UnitedApart Basic Needs Round-Up
Despite being four months into the COVID-19 public health crisis, Calgary’s community spirit and local...
Basic Needs, Community Impact, COVID-19, Socioeconomic Well-BeingDisrupt-ATHON leads to inspirational ideas to disrupt food system in a responsible way
On Wednesday, July 15, eight teams of Calgarians pitched their ideas on how to break...
Basic Needs, Community Impact, Poverty, Socioeconomic Well-BeingHelping families in crisis avoid disconnection
Since the fund kicked off in 2017, the Direct Energy Emergency Fund has delivered much-needed...
#DoLocalGood, Basic Needs, COVID-19, Healthy Relationships, Socioeconomic Well-BeingLocal agencies providing hope and help to Indigenous community in response to pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified existing vulnerabilities that several populations in our communities already face....
Basic Needs, Community Impact, COVID-19, Social Inclusion, Socioeconomic Well-BeingThe Way In Network: Supporting Seniors
Consisting of four agencies, Calgary Seniors’ Resource Society, Calgary Chinese Elderly Citizens’ Association, carya, and...
#DoLocalGood, Basic Needs, COVID-19, Healthy Relationships, Socioeconomic Well-BeingCOVID-19 Community Response Fund Helping High River’s Most Vulnerable
Recent news stories may describe High River as one of Canada’s hardest hit areas in...
Basic Needs, Community Impact, COVID-19, Socioeconomic Well-BeingThe COVID-19 Community Response Fund in action: Ensuring Calgarians have access to basic needs
Calgarians are struggling to meet their basic needs while dealing with COVID-19. Funded by the...
#DoLocalGood, Basic Needs, COVID-19, Socioeconomic Well-BeingIndigenous COVID-19 Task Force helping the most vulnerable
Providing basic needs to the most vulnerable is a priority. But the task force also...
Basic Needs, COVID-19, Mental Health, Socioeconomic Well-BeingHow elder abuse targets the most vulnerable in Calgary and area
When you think of domestic violence, the picture that initially comes to mind is probably...
Basic Needs, Domestic Violence, Socioeconomic Well-BeingCalgary's Community Hubs are connecting residents to their basic needs
In Calgary, poverty is clustered in certain neighbourhoods, where up to 1 in 3 residents...
#DoLocalGood, Basic Needs, Poverty, Socioeconomic Well-BeingIn the spirit of our journey to promote reconciliation, we would like to honour the truth of our shared history and acknowledge Treaty 7 territory and the traditional lands of the Blackfoot Confederacy, that includes the Kainai, Siksika, and Piikani First Nations. We acknowledge the traditional lands of the Tsuut'ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda, including the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney First Nations. We would also like to recognize the Métis people, and the Inuit people who have made their home here in Moh'kins'tsis, also known as Calgary.